(As of April 2026)
HIRAI Takuya
- Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Shikoku Bloc (proportional representation), elected ten times
- In-House Group: Liberal Democratic Party
- Born: January 1958, Takamatsu, Kagawa
- Education:
- Faculty of Foreign Studies, Sophia University
| Career: | |
| 1980 | Dentsu Inc. |
| 1987 | Chief Executive Officer, Nishinippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd. |
| 2005 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office |
| 2006 | Director, Economy, Trade and Industry Division, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) |
| 2007 | State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| 2009 | Chairperson, LDP Special Mission Committee on IT Strategy |
| 2011 | Director, LDP Internal Affairs and Communications Division |
| 2012 | Chair, HR Standing Committee on Cabinet |
| 2017 | Chairperson, LDP Public Relations Headquarters |
| 2018 | Minister in charge of Information Technology Policy |
| 2019 | Chairperson, LDP Digital Nation Special Committee |
| 2020 | Minister for Digital Transformation |
| 2021 | Minister for Digital (1st) |
| 2021 | Chairperson, Headquarters for the Promotion of a Digital Society, LDP Policy Research Council |
| 2023 and 2024 Chairperson, LDP Public Relations Headquarters | |
